Journal profile · Surgery
Surgery Today
ISSN 0941-1291 · eISSN 1436-2813 · Springer Singapore · JAPAN · Monthly · Founded 1971
Surgery Today: CAS Zone 4 · Medicine (2025 upgraded edition); impact factor 2.26; hybrid open access; APC about USD 3,790; median 86 days to acceptance (106 articles, last 24 months); community-reported acceptance: about 50%; 228 articles in 2025; indexed in SCIE and Scopus; the journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher.
The journal's website says it has moved to a new publisher: Surgery Today will be transferred to a new publisher in 2027. Source ↗Publisher website ·
Scope
Aims, scope and focus
Surgery Today is published by Springer Singapore and is in Zone 4 of Medicine in the CAS Journal Ranking (2025 upgraded edition). By OpenAlex counts of its recent articles, its largest topics are Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, together about 21.7% of its articles. Its main subfields are Surgery and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. (generated from OpenAlex topic counts and CAS ranking data)
Surgery Today is the official journal of the Japan Surgical Society. The main purpose of the journal is to provide a place for the publication of high-quality papers documenting recent advances and new developments in all fields of surgery, both clinical and experimental. The journal welcomes original papers, review articles, and short communications, as well as short technical reports("How to do it"). The "How to do it" section will includes short articles on methods or techniques recommended for practical surgery. Papers submitted to the journal are reviewed by an international editorial board. Field of interest: All fields of surgery.
From the journal's Aims & Scope
Research area (LetPub): Surgery
Editor-in-chief Tomoharu YoshizumiPublisher website
Editorial board by country: none in mainland China; most named Japan 72, United States 1, United Kingdom 1, France 1 (75 members with a country) Editorial board ↗Publisher website ·
Main research topics OpenAlex counts of recent articles; shares are approximate
- Gastric Cancer Management and OutcomesMedicine7.7%
- Colorectal Cancer Surgical TreatmentsMedicine7.4%
- Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology ResearchMedicine6.6%
- Esophageal and GI PathologyMedicine5.7%
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and PrognosisMedicine4.7%
- Gallbladder and Bile Duct DisordersMedicine4.4%
- Organ Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesMedicine4.3%
- Lung Cancer Diagnosis and TreatmentMedicine4.3%
Rankings & indexing
CAS ranking and database indexing
CAS Journal Ranking
CAS Journal Ranking, upgraded edition (March 2025)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
CAS Xinrui Journal Ranking (March 2026)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: not marked
CAS Journal Ranking, previous upgraded edition (December 2023)Medicine Zone 4
| Level | Category | Zone |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Medicine | Zone 4 |
| Minor | Surgery | Zone 4 |
Top journal: noReview journal: no
Database indexing
SCIEScopusLetPub
International journal early-warning lists: not listed in any editionLetPub
Indexing the journal's website claims
MEDLINEEmbaseCASCurrent ContentsPublisher website
Other: Google Scholar, EBSCO, ProQuest, Dimensions, CNKI, Baidu, Naver, OCLC, Portico, CLOCKSS, Semantic Scholar
As the journal's website lists them, not checked against each database; for Web of Science editions the records above apply.
Editions, and major and minor categories, are shown separately and never merged into one zone; check which edition your institution uses before you submit or report.
Metrics
Impact metrics and publication volume
Impact
- Impact factor
- 2.26LetPub ·
- Impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.3Publisher website ·
- 5-year impact factor (publisher) 2025
- 2.4Publisher website ·
- CiteScore 2026-06
- 3.8LetPub ·
- SJR 2026-06
- 0.67LetPub ·
- SNIP 2026-06
- 1.07LetPub ·
- h-index
- 58LetPub ·
- h-index
- 93OpenAlex ·
- i10-index
- 4,578OpenAlex ·
- 2-year mean citedness
- 2.04OpenAlex ·
- Self-citation rate
- 26.1%LetPub ·
- Share of gold OA articles
- 17.55%LetPub ·
Volume
- Articles per year
- 219LetPub ·
- Downloads per year (publisher) 2025
- 579,000Publisher website ·
Articles by year OpenAlex count · 10,081 in total · the current year is incomplete
| Year | Articles | Open access | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 274 | 64 | 54 |
| 2025 | 228 | 52 | 506 |
| 2024 | 194 | 56 | 860 |
| 2023 | 155 | 34 | 906 |
| 2022 | 209 | 47 | 1,583 |
| 2021 | 233 | 39 | 2,616 |
Sources count differently and were observed at different times, so each source's own value is kept; "publisher" marks figures from the journal's website.
Review & acceptance
Review time and acceptance
Review time from article dates manuscript dates registered with Crossref · to
86 daysMedian, submission to acceptance · P25–P75 51 days – 119 days
- Acceptance to online
- median 39 days (106 articles)
- Submission to online
- median 135 days
- Sample
- 106 articles with submission and acceptance dates (546 in the window); the latest was accepted on
Only articles that were accepted and published are counted, not the time spent on rejected manuscripts, so this usually runs longer than a publisher's "time to first decision".
Other sources
- Average review time (community reports)
- about 1 monthLetPub ·
- Average acceptance (community reports)
- 50%LetPub ·
Community reports come from authors' own submissions (confidence 0.5) and are not a promise from the journal; for publisher figures, the journal's own definitions apply.
Fees & open access
APC and open-access policy
Hybrid open accessLetPub
A subscription journal in which authors can pay to publish their article open access.
| Source | APC | Fee waiver | License | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAlex | USD 3,790 / EUR 2,890 / GBP 2,490 | — | — | |
| Publisher website | No APC | — | — |
A hybrid journal charges the APC only when the author chooses open access; publishing under the subscription model is usually free.
Other charges and waivers (author guidelines)
- Page charges
- No page charges
The journal's website is authoritative for fees; sources were observed at different times and each keeps its own value, without averaging.
Submission
Article types and submission policies (journal website)
What to prepare2 items from the author guidelines
- Abstract
- ≤ 200 words
- Keywords
- ≥ 3
Policy excerpts from the journal's websitePublication ethics, Open access
- Publication ethics Ethical Standards
Manuscripts submitted for publication must contain a statement to the effect that all human and animal studies have been approved by the appropriate ethics committee/institutional review board (IRB) and have therefore been performed in accordance with the ethical standards laid down in the 1964 Declaration of Helsinki and its later amendments, along with the ethics committee/IRB approval number if…
Source ↗Publisher website ·- Open access Open access publishing
To find out more about publishing your work Open Access in Surgery Today, including information on fees, funding and licences, visit our Open access publishing page. Back to top
Source ↗Publisher website ·
Excerpts are quoted from the journal's website; "model summary" lines are written by Workers AI and checked against the text. The journal's website is authoritative.
Profile
Publication details and official links
- Publisher
- Springer Singapore
- Country or region
- JAPAN
- Language
- English
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Founded
- 1971
- ISSN
- 0941-1291
- Electronic ISSN
- 1436-2813
- Society / sponsor
- Japan Surgical Society
- Latest issue on the website
- Volume 56, Issue 10 (October 2026)
- Official links
- Journal homepage ↗OpenAlex
- Submission system ↗LetPub
- Author guidelines ↗LetPub
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Surgery Today
What CAS zone is Surgery Today in?
In the 2025 upgraded edition of the CAS Journal Ranking, Surgery Today is in Zone 4 of Medicine, and in Zone 4 of the minor category Surgery. In the 2026 Xinrui edition it is in Zone 4 of Medicine. Zones from different editions, and from major and minor categories, are not interchangeable.
What is the impact factor of Surgery Today?
The latest impact factor listed by LetPub is 2.26; CiteScore 3.8, h-index 93.
How long does peer review take at Surgery Today?
Based on the dates recorded on 106 articles published between October 2024 and October 2026 (the last 24 months), the median time from submission to acceptance is 86 days (interquartile range 51–119 days); authors report an average review time of about 1 month; the community-reported acceptance is “about 50%”. Article statistics cover accepted papers only, publisher figures follow the journal's own definitions, and community reports come from authors' own submissions; none is a promise from the journal.
What are the manuscript requirements of Surgery Today?
According to the journal's author guidelines: Abstract: ≤ 200 words; Keywords: ≥ 3. A model extracted these from the author guidelines and each was checked against the text; check the latest version on the journal's website before submitting.
Where are the editorial board members of Surgery Today based?
Of the 75 board members whose country the journal's board page names, none are in mainland China; the countries named most often are Japan (72), United States (1) and United Kingdom (1). Counted from the institutions listed on the board page; for reference only.
Which databases index Surgery Today?
According to LetPub and DOAJ records, Surgery Today is indexed in SCIE and Scopus. The journal's website also lists MEDLINE, Embase, CAS and Current Contents; that list has not been checked against each database.
Is Surgery Today open access, and what is the APC?
Surgery Today is a hybrid journal. For open-access publication: APC about USD 3,790.
Sources and updates
The facts on this page come from LetPub, OpenAlex, Publisher website; every figure is tagged with its source and the date it was observed, and conflicting values are kept per source. LetPub source page: view ↗ (archived 2026-08-26). Last updated: .